Stéphane

Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "to crown", following the protoindoeuropean root "*''stÁbʰ''-".

Notable people with this given name include:

*Stéphane Adam (born 1969), French footballer *Stéphane Agbre Dasse (born 1989), Burkinabé football player *Stéphane Allagnon, French film director and screenwriter *Stéphane Antiga (born 1976), French volleyball player *Stéphane Artano, French politician *Stéphane Audran, French film actress *Stéphane Augé (born 1974), French road racing cyclist *Stéphane Auger (born 1970), Canadian hockey referee *Stéphane Auvray, Guadeloupian footballer *Stéphane Azambre, French cross-country skier and biathlete *Stéphane Bancel (born 1972/1973), French billionaire businessman *Stéphane Beauregard (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Belmondo, French jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and drummer *Stéphane Bergeron, Canadian politician *Stéphane Bernadis, French figure skater *Stéphane Besle, French footballer *Stéphane Biakolo, Cameroonian and French footballer *Stéphane Billette, Canadian politician *Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra (1937–2007), Congolese politician *Stéphane Bonneau, Canadian tennis player *Stéphane Bonnes, French footballer *Stéphane Bonsergent, French racing cyclist *Stéphane Borbiconi, French football player *Stéphane Boudin, French interior designer and a president of Maison Jansen *Stéphane Breitwieser, French art thief and author *Stéphane Bruey, French footballer *Stéphane Bré, French football referee *Stéphane Buckland, athletics competitor *Stéphane Bureau, Canadian journalist, TV interviewer and producer of TV shows and documentary series *Stéphane Bédard, Canadian lawyer and politician *Stéphane Caristan, French athlete *Stéphane Carnot, French footballer *Stéphane Caron, French swimmer *Stéphane Cassard, French footballer *Stéphane Chapuisat, Swiss footballer *Stéphane Clamens, French sports shooter *Stéphane Collet, Malagasy and French footballer *Stéphane Courtois, French historian and university professor *Stéphane Crête, Canadian actor and comedian *Stéphane Dalmat, French association football player *Stéphane Darbion, French footballer *Stéphane Demers, Canadian actor *Stéphane Demets, Belgian football manager and former player *Stéphane Demilly, French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) *Stéphane Demol, Belgian professional football player and manager *Stéphane Denève, French conductor *Stéphane Derenoncourt, French winemaker *Stéphane Diagana, French track and field sprinter and hurdler *Stéphane Dimy, Ivorian footballer *Stéphane Dion, Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician *Stéphane Ducret, Swiss artist *Stéphane Dujarric (born 1966), spokesperson under UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan *Stéphane Dumont, French association football player and manager *Stéphane Émard-Chabot, Canadian politician *Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Fortin (born 1974), Canadian football player *Stéphane Franke, French athletics competitor *Stéphane Freiss, French film, television, and stage actor *Stéphane Galland, Belgian jazz drummer and composer *Stéphane Garcia, Swiss football midfielder *Stéphane Gendron, Canadian politician *Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgish footballer *Stéphane de Gérando, French composer, conductor, multimedia artist, and researcher *Stéphane Glas, French rugby Union footballer *Stéphane Goubert, French road bicycle racer *Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist *Stéphane Grichting (born 1979), Swiss football player *Stéphane Grégoire, French race car driver *Stéphane Guillaume, Haitian footballer *Stéphane Guivarc'h (born 1970), French football player *Stéphane Guérin-Tillié, French actor, director, and screen writer *Stéphane Haccoun, French boxer *Stéphane Henchoz, Swiss footballer and coach *Stéphane Heulot, French road racing cyclist *Stéphane Kingue Mpondo, Cameroonian footballer *Stéphane Lambiel (born 1985), Swiss figure skater *Stéphane Landois (born 1994), French equestrian *Stéphane Laporte, French track and field athlete *Stéphane Le Foll, French politician *Stéphane Lecat, French long-distance swimmer *Stéphane Leduc, French biologist *Stéphane Lhomme, French activist *Stéphane Lupasco, Romanian philosopher *Stéphane Léoni, French former footballer *Stéphane M'Bia, Cameroonian professional footballer *Stéphane Mahé, French former professional footballer and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC *Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic *Stéphane Mallat, French applied mathematician *Stéphane Mangione, French footballer *Stéphane Martine, French Guianese footballer *Stéphane Masala (born 1976), French footballer and manager *Stéphane Matteau, Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian midfielder *Stéphane Mertens, Belgian motorcycle road racer *Stéphane Michon, French Nordic combined skier *Stéphane Morin, Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Morisot, French football defender *Stéphane N'Guéma, Gabonese footballer *Stéphane Nomis, French judoka *Stéphane Noro, French football player *Stéphane Ortelli, Monegasque race car driver *Stéphane Paille, French footballer *Stéphane Paquette, Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician *Stéphane Pasquier, French flat racing jockey *Stéphane Pedrazzi, French journalist *Stéphane Pedron, French footballer *Stéphane Pelle, Cameroonian basketball player *Stéphane Persol (born 1968), French former football player *Stéphane Peterhansel, French rally driver *Stéphane Pichot, French professional football coach and former defender *Stéphane Picq, French video game music composer *Stéphane Pignol, French footballer *Stéphane Pocrain, French politician and TV journalist *Stéphane Pompougnac, French DJ and record producer *Stéphane Porato, French football player *Stéphane Poulat, French triathlete *Stéphane Poulhies, French road bicycle racer *Stéphane Pounewatchy, French former footballer *Stéphane Pourcain, French politician and TV journalist *Stéphane Praxis Rabemananjara, Malagasy footballer *Stéphane Provost, French Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) linesman *Stéphane Pédron, French footballer *Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Richer (ice hockey defenceman) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Rideau, French actor *Stéphane Robidas, Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Rousseau, Canadian actor and comedian *Stéphane Roy (ice hockey, born 1967) (born 1967), ice hockey player *Stéphane Roy (ice hockey, born 1976) (born 1976), ice hockey player *Stéphane Ruffier, French association football player *Stéphane Samson, French footballer *Stéphane Sanseverino, French singer, guitarist and songwriter of Neapolitan descent *Stéphane Sarni, Italian footballer *Stéphane Sarrazin, French racing and rally driver *Stéphane Sednaoui, French music video director, photographer, film producer and actor *Stéphane Sessegnon, Beninese footballer *Stéphane Stoecklin, French handball player *Stéphane Traineau, French judoka *Stéphane Travert (born 1969), French politician *Stéphane Tremblay, Canadian politician *Stéphane Udry, Swiss astronomer *Stéphane Van Der Heyden, Belgian football coach and former player *Stéphane Venne, Canadian songwriter and composer *Stéphane Viry, French politician *Stéphane Vossart, French swimmer *Stéphane Yelle, Canadian ice hockey player *Stéphane Ziani, French footballer *Stéphane Zubar (born 1986), French football player Provided by Wikipedia